Ernest Greenwood

Ernest Greenwood ( born November 25, 1884 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, † June 15, 1955 in Bay Shore, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1951 and 1953 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Ernest Greenwood attended public schools in Halifax and the Evening Technical Institute and College. He then worked in the years 1905 and 1906 in Sheffield as well as 1907-1910 in Halifax for different engineering firms. Last year, he immigrated to the United States, where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady 1910-1914. He attended the City College of New York and Columbia University. Then he taught 1914-1916 at public schools in Schenectady and 1916-1920 at Islip High School. During the First World War, he also sat in the Commission, which was responsible for the acquisition and inventory of military resources. He then worked as a supervisor for the Federal Committee on Vocational Training. He then worked 1922-1927 as rector and then 1927-1946 as head teacher at the Dwight School for Boys and the New York Preparatory School for Adults. Then he had 1946-1955 to chair the Board of Trustees. During this time he held several offices. In the years 1947 and 1948 he was Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Education Committee in Bay Shore. He then worked 1947-1950 as Treasurer. In addition, he kandidierter 1949 unsuccessfully as a Republican for a seat in the Provincial Council of Suffolk County. In the following congressional elections of 1950 Greenwood was as a Democrat in the first electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William K. Macy on March 4, 1951. However, he suffered for his re-election bid in 1952, a defeat and retired after March 3, 1953 the Congress of. The candidacy in 1954 was also unsuccessful. He died on June 15, 1955 in Bay Shore and was then buried in the Oakwood Cemetery.